Observation task 2 - Roles and responsibilities of

the teacher
Focus: On the teacher

Objective

For student teachers to begin to understand the diverse nature of

teaching by observing a teacher for the day.

Procedure
Using the following checklist, observe the teacher throughout the day
and write down what her/his roles and responsibilities were, and how
long was spent on each.

Checklist
What
did..

Time
spent

Roles and
responsibilities

5min
s
15mi
ns
5mis

Signs in and out

20mi
ns
40mi
ns
5min
s
10mi
ns
15
min
20mi
ns
30
min
20mi
ns

Attends the morning

assembly
Deals with attendance
issues
Does bus duty
Meet with parents
Deals with disruptive
behavior
Lesson preparation
Playground

Attends a meeting
Marking work
Plans with colleagues

the teacher

 Please change duties depending on learning

environment
Did the teacher do anything not on the checklists?
No, there is some thing in the checklist they do not
doing it.
What activities did you do/help the teacher with
today?
I noticed during the lesson for the learners who dont pay attention with the
teacher and I told her.
I helped the teacher to organize the learners in line up and check all of them
with us to go the playground in break time.